Re: Options for TouchScreen Display

["Quinten Uijldert" <yahoogroups@xxxxxxx>]

Ah, but where would the challenge be? Besides, you have any idea how much
just an lcd costs? Exactly my point... :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pedro de Oliveira" <oliveirp@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:34 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Options for TouchScreen Display


> Sounds like a good idea but why not just get a PC, LCD (hung on wall)
and
> you could do the same thing?
>
> Good luck anyway as I would be interested to see pics of this when
finished.
>
> Pedro de Oliveira
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quinten Uijldert [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 November 2001 09:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Options for TouchScreen Display
>
> Ok, here's the low-down of my top-secret project ;-)
>
> I fell in love with the Epods when I saw them, but being the poor
underpaid
> engineer I am, I thought what if I could make something similar?
>
> Luck smiled my way as I had an old IBM ThinkPad 370C lying about which
was
> old and damaged on the hinges (couldn't open/close it anymore), but
still
> functioning fine (even running Windows 98).
>
> So I thought, what if I get myself one of these:
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/details.php?cartid=0&moduleno=1728
and
fit
> the components (i.e. cpu, floppy, etc) inside, and put the display on
the
> outside; voila, a tablet pc.
>
> Surprisingly enough, the laptop's internals are dead-easy to handle,
and
it
> consists of basically 2 self-contained units: the lcd display and the
> processor unit. The connection between them are 2 (very) flat cables
and 1
> tiny power (I presume) cable.
>
> The only problem I could foresee is controlling it as this laptop
doesn't
> have a touch-screen and buying an overlay would be a bit OTT. Then on
one
of
> the many overclocking sites I spotted an ad of someone selling a mouse
> touchpad which caused a bright light to shine above my head. The
solution
> has been found!
>
> So the finished product will be a tablet-pc hanging on the wall which
is
> controlled by the touchpad (i.e. there will be no keyboard).
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Q.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pedro de Oliveira" <oliveirp@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:03 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Options for TouchScreen Display
>
>
> > Quinten
> >
> > Although I understand what a mouse touchpad is, I can't figure
out what
> you
> > mean by "the display" and how will this make it more
useful??  I assume
> you
> > have a reason for doing this as apposed to just doing it because
you can
> ;-)
> >
> > Pedro de Oliveira
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Quinten Uijldert [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 15 November 2001 08:36
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Options for TouchScreen Display
> >
> > Although it is not quite the same, I just bought (haven't got it
yet) a
> > mouse touchpad (as in the ones you find on laptops) which
measures about
> 4x4
> > inch. It will hook up to the serial/ps/2/usb port of a laptop
which is
> going
> > to be refitted into a new casing so the display faces the
outside.
> >
> > Q.
>
>
>
>
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